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minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·9 months agoWhy would you be surprised? And why would 15$ for a book be too much?
minus-squaresheogorath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoIt might depend on which part of the world they live in. In the West? Not so much. But in a third world country? It might very well be a day’s work wage.
minus-squareSam_Bass@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoBelieve it or not there are lots of pockets in “the west” where money is that tight. Fixed incomes didnt and dont stretch that far
minus-squareSam_Bass@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoBecause we are/were not j.p. gotrocks kin
Why would you be surprised? And why would 15$ for a book be too much?
It might depend on which part of the world they live in. In the West? Not so much. But in a third world country? It might very well be a day’s work wage.
Believe it or not there are lots of pockets in “the west” where money is that tight. Fixed incomes didnt and dont stretch that far
Because we are/were not j.p. gotrocks kin